Joel Coen

American filmmaker Joel David Coen is known for writing directing and producing films jointly with his brother Ethan Coen professionally they are known as the Coen brothers In 1984 the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple their first film together The film was well received and won awards for Joels direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards and achievements No Country for Old Men 2007 won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing and Best Motion Picture of the Year as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Film Award for best director They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Fargo 1996  Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand since 1984 They adopted a son from Paraguay named Pedro McDormand Coen